ATA World Magazine

If you haven’t seen yet, our Green Team was featured in the fall issue of ATA World Magazine. If you haven’t gotten yours, be sure to ask at the front counter for your copy. Check out page 22 for the full story and page 56 with “Words to Live By” from me, Mr. Pederson.

Our newest and most recent goal as a Green Team was to go two weeks with only drinking water and no other beverages. The money saved from not drinking soda, tea, coffee, juice, etc., will go to the WaterProject.org to help build a well in Africa. Tonight everyone is turning in their money, so I’ll post soon on how much money we saved, so check back soon. Way to go everyone!

Stay Green,
Jeff Pederson
ATA Martial Arts

Green Entry

As a Leadership Team we adopted 3 endangered animals- Tasmanian Devil, Great White Shark and Panda. Everyone who pitched in with $5 (or more) gets to take the animal home for one week. Their responsibility is to perform 10 Acts of Environmental Self Defense that week. The Leaders have recorded their progress. Here is the list as of July 9th, 2009. So far we have accomplished 170! If we add on adopting 3 animals and adopting 3 acres of rainforest the tally is 176!

Riley Pederson

1. Took the recyclables out
2. Have been turning out lights when not used
3. Have been reusing things
4. Mowed the lawn
5. Picked up litter
6. Planted a garden
7. made a compost
8. Visited a National Park (Mesa Verde)
9. Went on a hike
10. Cleaned out my closet and donated clothes

Angelina Pederson

1. I made a watering can out of an old plastic jug
2. I watered the garden
3. I help take care of the compost
4. I joined Disney’s “Friends For Change”
5. I have been playing outside
6. I have been unplugging my computer when I’m not using it
7. I did something that is a secret (I adopted an endangered animal for my sister, Ms. L. Pederson for her birthday- a Black Jaguar)
8. I planted a garden
9. I read about endangered species
10. I made signs for the recyclables

Marisa Rubio

1. I am taking shorter showers
2. I water a garden
3. I recycle paper and cans
4. Turning off lights when you are done
5. Visit the park
6. Plant a garden
7. Ride my bike when I could
8. Wash clothes with cold water
9. Plant flowers
10. Recycle and throw away

Sarah Allen

1. Helped set up drip watering system
2. Turned off lights in empty rooms
3. Rode my bike when I could
4. Planted pumpkins
5. Reusing dog run as a chicken run
6. Wash clothes in cold water
7. Use grass clippings as mulch
8. Took water bottle to Testing instead of plastic bottle
9. Gave some old shoes that didn’t fit to my cousin
10. Unplug phone charger when I wasn’t charging

Bree Zeigler

1. I am taking shorter showers
2. We combined our errands to use less gas
3. We use steel water bottles
4. We hand wash/washed our dishes to use less water and electricity
5. We have been buying more local organic food.
6. We reuse our grocery bags
7. We used reusable towels instead of paper towels eg, Shamwow
8. Instead of nasty chemicals like windex we used vinegar and water to clean glass etc.
9. I biked to Safeway to get food items
10. We use low energy light bulbs
11. We air dried my TKD uniforms and washed everything in cold water

Chloe Webb

1. Mowed the lawn
2. I walked to the pool instead of driving
3. Did a combination of errands in a row to use less gas
4. Unplugging my cell phone charger during the day
5. Gave clothes away that didn’t fit
6. Made a recycle bin
7. Made sure we didn’t throw anything away that could be recycled
8. Went on a litter walk
9. Made a compost
10. Picked up trash in our backyard from the previous people
11. Took shorter showers
12. Turn off lights when not using
13. Turn off the TV when I leave the room
14. Turn the water off when brushing teeth
15. Watching less TV everyday
16. Picked up trash around the neighborhood
17. Used less plastic water bottles
18. Made crafts out of paper scraps
19. Use recyclable grocery bags
20. Use a hand towel instead of paper towel

Beau Higgins

1. Litter pick-up with friends at school
2. We dry clothes outside
3. We turn all lights off all the time
4. We planted a tree
5. We have a recycle station at home
6. Reuse water bottles
7. Picked up trash around our house
8. Helped other people go green
9. I talked to 2 kids at school about different ways to go green
10. We recycled our old computer

Grayson Flambures

1. Walked home instead of driving a car
2. Signed up for recycling at home
3. Used both sides of drawing paper
4. Take my own cup to Lil Ricci’s
5. Mulch the grass- not bag
6. Saved energy
7. Planted a tree
8. Turning off lights

Sammy Martinez

1. Turn off lights
2. Recycled cardboard
3. Used plastic H2O bottle
4. Used a lunch box
5. Recycled magazines
6. Reusable bags at the grocery
7. Put food in the garden
8. Trash walk
9. We use florescent bulbs
10. Walked to school
11. Recycled clothes at ARC

Danny Prior

1. Mulching the grass instead of bagging
2. Using reusable lunch bags
3. Cutting dead branches at my grandma’s house
4. Recycling more
5. Watching less TV
6. Recycling at my grandma’s house
7. Using less water
8. Turning off the lights
9. Picking up after my dog
10. Planting more plants
11. Picking up trash on the side of the road
12. Using reusable water bottles not plastic
13. Turning off lights
14. Growing a vegetable garden at my grandma’s
15. Recycling
16. Cutting up the pop plastic holders
17. Using cold water to do the laundry
18. Not keeping the water running
19. Using washable plates not paper plates
20. Turing off the TV

Jayven Woodward

1. We wash our clothes in cold water only
2. We recycle
3. Ride my bike instead of watching TV or video games
4. We donated to the Tropical Rainforest Coalition
5. We picked up liter
6. We made our own paper
7. I use a reusable cup and bottle
8. We are making a compost
9. We put a bucket in the yard so I can use rain water for squirt guns
10. We mulch grass instead of bagging

Ethan Cranston

1. I took shorter showers
2. I worked on turning of the lights when I’m not using them
3. I helped my grandma recycle items- she doesn’t usually recycle plastics
4. I helped my church recycle votive candle containers
5. We are preparing to plant a vegetable garden
6. We are researching how to build a solar oven
7. We open and shut windows and curtains to keep the house cooler and not use air conditioning
8. I rescheduled my Golden Clean Up Day for Tuesday June 9th from 4-6 PM
9. We carpool with friends when we can
10. We donated toys instead of throwing in the land fill

Trevor Smith

1. Adopted a Gray Wolf
2. Unplugging electronics
3. Got a friend to adopt an animal
4. Recycling cans
5. Re-using plastic water bottles
6. Taking shorter showers
7. Picking up trash at the pool
8. Picked up trash at the movie theater
9. Didn’t tie water balloons and re-used them
10. Recycling

Sabrina Rubio

1. Use more led pencils to save trees
2. Instead of using the dryer hang your clothes up
3. We don’t have a recycle in, so I created one
4. Shut the lights off when you come out of the room
5. Use a rag not a paper towel to dry your hands
6. Use containers and not plastic bags
7. Use recycled paper for crafts
8. Re-use plastic bags
9. Didn’t water the grass because it rains
10. Re-use grocery bags for the trash

Green Actions for Julie Sueker

At work:
I avoid printing documents at work, but print double sided when I do have to print something.
I recycle all old work documents and discarded mail items.
I use reusable silverware and ceramic plates and cups.
I bring my lunch to work in reusable ziplock containers instead of going out for lunch. This reduces driving and generation of additional waste from take-out containers.
I use limited task lighting at work and don’t use the overhead lights.
I use the screen on my laptop instead of a flat screen monitor because the laptop screen requires less energy (I checked).
I allow my hands to air dry to limit use of paper towels.
Installation of a photovoltaic solar system on my house

At home:
We have planted xeric (low water) plants and low water consumption lawns to reduce water use in the yard.
We have a vegetable garden and grow some of my own food. What we cannot eat while fresh is canned or shared with friends and neighbors.
We have included plants in my yard that provide food for butterflies, hummingbirds, and honey bees.
We recycle vegetable food wastes by composting and yard waste by using as mulch around plantings.
We recycle cans, bottles, newspapers, magazines, and catalogs.
We turn off lights when I leave a room.
We replaced many incandescent bulbs with fluorescent bulbs both inside and out.
We use earth friendly soaps, detergents, and cleaning supplies.
We use canvas grocery bags.

Action Green Student Post#13

Posted by the Allens.

These are some things the Allens have done to make their environment a greener place.

1. Planted 7 trees (2 peach, 2 apples, 2 pear, 1 cherry)
2. Planted a vegetable garden.
4. Water gardens with a drip irrigation system to minimize water usage and evaporation.
5. Use own organic fertilizer.
6. Use reusable shopping bags.
7. Use refillable water bottles.
8. Changed to green laundry detergent.
9. Switched most of our lights to fluorescent bulbs.
10. Use solar lights in the garden.
11. Chip our branches to use as mulch.
12. Use newspaper in snake cages.
13. Feed tortoises scrap vegetables and fruit.
14. Use grass clippings to mulch around garden plants to keep in water and out weeds.
15. Use broken boards as fire wood.
16. Buying more organic food items (milk, fruit, vegetables, etc.)

Earth Movie

On Saturday, April 25th the Action Green Team went to see Disney's Earth. We had an outcome of 50 people show up to the movie. As most of you know, for every ticket purchased opening weekend, Disney will plant a tree in your honor. 50 trees have now been planted and 50 acts of ESD haved been proformed.
We would like to thank everybody who came to support our school in going Green.

Action Green Student Post#12

Posted by the Priors.

These are some things the Priors have done to make their environment a greener place.

1. We have been using Eco sense laundry detergent products for 6 years.

2. We use canvas grocery bags instead of plastic.

3. We recycle plastic, cans, glass, cardboard, paper, etc.

4. Pick up after our dog daily.

5. We use cold water for laundry.

6. We use re-usable water bottles.

Action Green Student Post#11

Posted by the Mobleys.

These are some things the Mobleys have done to make their environment a greener place.

1. Turn off lights when we leave a room.
2. Make our own household cleaner from non-toxic substances (vinegar, baking soda, etc.)
3. Draw on the back side of paper that mom brings home from work rather than a new sheet of paper.
4. Drink out of our reusable nalgene and stainless steel water bottles.
5. Recycle everything that can be recycled instead of thrown away (bottles, cans, newspaper, etc.)
6. Take reusable canvas bags to the grocery store.
7. Use old socks, towels and washcloths as rags.
8. We donate old clothes, toys, etc. to Goodwill so they can be reused.
9. We make compost from our discarded veggies and fruits for our garden.
10. We all bring our lunch to school/work in reusable bags.
11. Unplug appliances that are not being used.
12. Use a battery-powered lawn mower instead of gas powered.

Action Green Student Post#10

Posted by Angel Pederson.

These are some things Angel has done to make her environment a greener place.

1. I adopted an endangered animal called Darwin's Fox
2. I made signs to remind people to turn off lights
3. I made signs for the recycle bins in the garage
4. I gave my clothes that didn't fit me away to kids that they would fit instead of throwing them away
5. I've been taking my own water bottle to class

Action Green Student Post#9

Posted by Riley Pederson.

These are some things Riley has done to make his environment a greener place.

1. Plant more trees/plants. Also, every time I break a wooden board I will plant a tree, so we don’t reduce
2. I try to use scrap paper to reduce paper waste.
3. I always turn the water off when I brush my teeth and never leave it running continuously.
4. I am trying not to use the heater so much.
5. I am recycling aluminum cans, plastic bottles, paper, etc.
6. I usually use a portable iPod player, one that’s doesn’t use batteries or doesn’t plug-in, except when I need a plug-in or battery one for tournaments.
7. I try to unplug any unnecessary electronics.

Action Green Student Post#8

Posted by the Woodwards.

These are some things the Woodwards have done to make their environment a greener place.

We bought small towels to use when we eat instead of using paper towels or napkins.
We wash our ziplock bags and re-use them.
We no longer use the heat dry function on the dish washer.
We bought a "Go Green" lawn mower and cant wait to start using it.
We unplug everything when not in use.
We recycle what we can (soda cans , paper , plastic).
We bought canvas bags to use when we go shopping.
We do not liter and pick up liter when we see it.

Did You Know: If you park your car in the shade, it reduces the amount of gas evaporated into the atmosphere, so park in the shade when possible even if you have to walk farther by doing so.

Action Green Student Post#8

Posted by Susan Pederson.

These are some things Susan has done to make her environment a greener place.

1. I save a lot of cardboard containers like egg cartons, oatmeal containers, toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, gift wrap tubes, milk cartons, etc. and use them for my preschool.

2. I use empty containers for leftovers instead of buying new containers.

3. I keep a scrap box of paper scraps to be used for projects.

4. I save old crayons and melt them down for scribble crayons. I also use them for coloring in homemade candles.

5. We recycle newspapers, printed paper, mail, aluminum cans, tin cans, plastic, cardboard and glass bottles.

6. I mail back empty computer ink cartridges for reuse.

7. I don't litter and I have taught my children not to litter.

8. I have an energy efficient washing machine and dryer. I wash all of our clothes in cold water.

9. We use plastic grocery bags in our waste baskets.

10. I just got a bunch of cloth bags to use/reuse for grocery shopping.

11. We're going to start a compost in our back yard.

12. We're going to plant a vegetable garden and not use pesticides.

13. I'm going to make "green", non-toxic cleaning products for cleaning my house.

Action Green Student Post#7

Posted by the Packards

These are some things the Packards have done to make their environment a greener place.

1. Recycle items codes 1 - 5.
2. Use canvas bags.
3 Pick up after our dog.
4. Pick up trash outside.
5 Turn off water while brushing teeth.
6. Use "green" light bulbs.
7. Eat more organic foods.
8. Clean with cloth towels.
9. Use earth friendly.

Action Green Student Post#6

Posted by Sammy Martinez.

These are some things Sammy has done to make his environment a greener place.

On April 12, Sammy cleaned up 30 pieces of trash from a downtown parking lot to make the world a cleaner place.

Disney is running a cool promotion for their Earth documentary. If you buy a ticket for opening weekend (April 22), they'll plant a tree in your name. They're on sale now via Disney's official Earth Site.

Our ATA Green Team is planning on seeing this together on Saturday, April 25th. Make sure you are checking your emails for the time, theater and other useful information.

Action Green Student Post#5

Posted by Christine Negreanu.

These are some things Christine has done to make her environment a greener place.

1. Change my showerhead
2. Change faucet to save water
3. Change light bulbs
4. Cheep night lights
5. Turn off the water when brushing my teeth
6. Turn off the lights when I leave a room
7. Turn off the TV when I go to bed
8. Unplug my cell phone charger.
9. Bring a water bottle to class
10. Recycle at home

Action Green Student Post#4

Posted by Riley Pederson.

These are some things Riley has implemented to make his environment a greener place.

1. I have started turning lights off when not used.
2. I am trying to take shorter showers and not waste so much water.
3. Whenever my computer is not charging I always unplug it so I don’t waste electricity.
4. I have started to print things double sided so I don’t waste paper.
5. I encouraged my family to stop using paper plates even though they didn't want to.
6. I am going to the store to buy some mechanical pencils.
7. I never use plastic forks or plastic spoons.

More to come...

Action Green Instructor Post#1

Posted by Ms. L. Pederson

These are some things Ms. Pederson has done to make her environment a greener place.

1. Hey, I just wanted to let you know that even though I don't like to wash dishes after lunch, I have stopped using paper plates! I even found some reusable plates at Cost Plus that I am going to get for our next Parent's Night Out so we don't have so much waste :-) Look for a dish washing station at the next PNO. Mr. R. Pederson, I think you would be a great person to be in charge of that! Also, when you are having your Birthday Party at Taekwondo or anywhere, please consider the environment before using paper plates.

Action Green Student Post#3

Posted by The Moyer Family.

These are some things The Moyer Family has implemented to make their environment a greener place.

1. Turning off the lights when not using them
2. Unplugging cell phone chargers when not using them (we didn’t know that used electricity!)
3. Turning off our car while waiting to pick the kids up at school
4. Purchasing a tire pump to keep at home so that tires are more inflated

Action Green Student Post#2

Posted by Christian Flannery.

These are some things Christian has done to make his environment a greener place.

1. I have asked my parents to unplug their cell phone chargers
2. I have personally moved my charger to another outlet for easier reach (to plug/unplug)
3. We're unplugging all kitchen appliances when not in use, such as coffee maker, toaster, etc.
4. We also recycle, paper, plastic, all kinds of things
5. We've also donated old cell phones and cartridges to my school for recycling

Action Green Student Post#1

Posted by Bree Zeigler.

These are some things Bree has done to make her environment a greener place.

1. I have been printing my pictures together on one page to save paper instead of printing them all separately!

2. I have been using my sigg and nalgene water bottles!

3. I have been using my mechanical pencils and not using my wood ones

4. I have unplugged any unnecessary electronics

What You Can Do

As promised, here’s the list of things our Leadership Students came up with last night in class. Keep track of the things you do at home, school and Taekwondo to help us reach 40,000 Acts of Environmental Self-Defense. If everybody pitches in, we can do it! Have another idea? Send it to us at atagreenteam@gmail.com and we’ll post it. So, get started and stay tuned for more…

1. Use a lunchbox instead of a paper bag.

2. Pick-up trash you see lying you see on the ground.

3. Stop using paper plates and Styrofoam cups.

4. Use canvas bags instead of plastic bags.

5. Recycle plastic bags at your local grocery store.

6. Reduce water usage, (Turn off the water while brushing your teeth, take short showers etc.)

7. Reduce electricity usage, (Turn off lights during the day or turns off lights when you are not using them, don’t watch so much TV, unplug cell phone charges when not being used, this wastes
a lot of energy! Unplug computer chargers at night, etc.)

8. Create compost heaps.

9. Reuse plastic bags or plastic containers.

10. Reduce the use of paper, (Reuse scrap paper for lists or something to write on, print things
double sided, reuse kid menus or don’t use them at all, use dry erase boards, etc.)

11. Take aluminum cans to recycle plants.

12. Use water bottles.

13. Plant plants/trees to produce oxygen.

14. Use unwanted shirts as rags or donate them to a church or homeless shelters.

15. Use mechanical pencils.

16. Use hand dryers and not paper towel.

17. Save gas (Check tire pressure, walk or ride your bike instead of driving in a car, etc.)

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